The Endangered Birds of Florida

To begin: what is a Bird?

A Bird is a warm blooded, bipedal (two legs)

vertebrate (has a backbone) with feathers,

bills and wings and most can fly.

It lays eggs to reproduce and many theories have

it classified as a direct descendant of Dinosaurs,

dating back to the Jurassic period.

Some of the following information is from SECO

Florida has five Owls:

Barn, Barred, Burrowing, Great Horned and Screech

In the Seminole language, Owl is  o - pa.

These magnificent birds of prey have a diet that helps keep

the rodent population under control in Florida as

they eat mice, rats, skunks, snakes and of course

the very tasty Palmetto Bug, for which I personally

want to thank every Owl for doing~

Another most impressive statistic,

one Barn Owl can eat over a 1,ooo mice in a year!

Owls are able to capture so many night creatures because

of a special feather construction, which quiets their flight

and enables them to sneak up on even their fastest prey.

Their big eyes, great hearing and ability to rotate their heads

 nearly full circle, gives them even more advantage and

make these birds one of the best hunters in the world.

Owls are not only beautiful to look at, but they also help keep our

environment from becoming overrun with harmful insects.

Now we need to insure their future as our thanks for this service,

by preventing their natural habitats from being stolen by

developers with only concrete and dollars on their minds.

Places to learn more:

The Florida Burrowing Owl Project

The Florida Burrowing Owl

Florida's Burrowing Owl

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